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Mutual compatibility/incompatibility of quasi-Hermitian quantum observables

Mathematical Physics 2025-05-12 v1 Functional Analysis math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

In the framework of quasi-Hermitian quantum mechanics the eligible operators of observables may be non-Hermitian, AjAjA_j\neq A_j^\dagger, j=1,2,,Kj=1,2, \ldots,K. In principle, the standard probabilistic interpretation of the theory can be re-established via a reconstruction of physical inner-product metric ΘI\Theta\neq I guaranteeing the quasi-Hermiticity AjΘ=ΘAjA_j^\dagger \,\Theta=\Theta\,A_j. The task is easy at K=1K=1 because there are many eligible metrics Θ=Θ(A1)\Theta=\Theta(A_1). In our paper the next case with K=2K=2 is analyzed. The criteria of the existence of a shared metric Θ=Θ(A1,A2)\Theta=\Theta(A_1,A_2) are presented and discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2505.00791,
  title  = {Mutual compatibility/incompatibility of quasi-Hermitian quantum observables},
  author = {Miloslav Znojil},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.00791},
  year   = {2025}
}

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20 pp